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I love to cook, but I don’t often bake. I think it’s the precision that seems to be required in baking that turns me off. You always need to measure your ingredients to the T and pay so much attention to which ingredients go into the mix in what order, and for how long you stir it, with what kitchen implement, etc. It’s somewhat akin to Potions Class in Harry Potter’s world. Snape would have been a baker, and probably an excellent one at that.

Having said that, I do have my staple recipes like shortbread cookies, chocolate chip cookies, cornbread (which I haven’t made in a zillion years) and fudge, although you don’t actually bake that, so it doesn’t really count. That’s about it in terms of my baked goods repertoire. But lately I’ve been branching out, partly thanks to this lemon cupcake recipe I found via Pinterest. (Ahh Pinterest, you’re like crack, I tell ya! Crack!)

I baked them about a month ago and they were delicious, so, I baked some more this week and decorated them with Easter coloured icing, then brought them in to work. Gone in 60 seconds, I kid you not. Anyway, I’m having some people over for Easter dinner this weekend and have decided to make more of them. I also had some bananas that I had put in my freezer once they became over-ripe, so I decided to make my first attempt at Banana Bread. I found tworecipes that were tempting, but couldn’t decide between them, so I did a bit of a combination and this is what came out of it:

Delicious! Give it a try. You won’t regret it. My modified version of the recipe is below.

Ingredients

cooking spray

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup room-temperature butter

3/4 cup brown sugar

2 large eggs

1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 tablespoon milk

5 mashed overripe bananas

1 tablespoon water (for the topping)

3 tablespoons brown sugar (for the topping)

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).

Spray cooking spray in two 8 x 3.75 inch loaf pans.

Mash bananas in a bowl with a potato masher.

Whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in another bowl.